As a business reporter, I write about small businesses opening and closing, manufacturing, food and drink, labor issues and economic data. I particularly love writing about the impact of state and federal policy on local businesses. I also do some education reporting, covering colleges in southeastern Connecticut and regional K-12 issues.
Erica Moser
As a business reporter, I write about small businesses opening and closing, manufacturing, food and drink, labor issues and economic data. I particularly love writing about the impact of state and federal policy on local businesses. I also do some education reporting, covering colleges in southeastern Connecticut and regional K-12 issues.
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Medical personnel conduct the daily drive-thru COVID-19 testing at Bridgeport Hospital, in Bridgeport, Conn. Dec. 9, 2020.Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut Media
There’s a heightened concern that a new COVID-19 mutation believed to spread faster than the original could already be in the U.S.
But doctors say it’s likely not more dangerous or vaccine resistant than the original strain.
“There are thousands of variants of the SARS-CoV-2, none recognized to be more potent or contagious at this time,” said Keith Grant, senior system director of infection prevention at Hartford HealthCare.